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Golden State Warriors – Regroup and run it back

Things didn’t go to plan for the great Golden State Warriors dynasty. The seemingly unbeatable team lost to the Raptors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, crushing any hopes they had of pulling off a three-peat.

The Warriors took some huge loses with Klay Thompson tearing his ACL and Kevin Durant with a ruptured Achilles. Both players are likely out for majority if not, all of next season. Both players also happen to be free agents this summer and there has been a multitude of reports flooding in from just about everywhere all spreading word that Durant may depart from Dub Nation. K

lay is most likely to stay, but he’s out long-term regardless. That leaves Stephen Curry and Draymond Green to lead what is left of Golden State, and it really isn’t much. DeMarcus Cousins was a shell of the player he once was this postseason, playing at the level of a bench player rather than a superstar center. Cousins also cannot be relied on to stay next season as he is also a free agent. And if the team holds onto Durant and Thompson, there’ll simply be almost no room for Cousins in terms of the salary cap. Veteran role players like Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston played their parts well, but rumors of retirement have been circling meaning the Warriors may lose another vital piece of their team.

Even if all these players were to leave, the Warriors have the talent to get them to the playoffs, but not any further. If Golden State wants to have any shot of going on a redemption tour, they need to hold onto the critical assets to their team and if not find viable replacements.